Under the Jolly Roger: Bloody Jack #3

Jacky Faber, fresh off a very famous whaling ship, goes to meet her beloved Jaimy, but sees him with another woman. Jumping to conclusions, she runs off and suddenly finds herself pressed back into the King's service aboard a ship under a cruel and mad captain that threatens Jacky's honor. Jacky's wit and sea knowledge and ability to gain the respect and admiration of her fellow seamen soon causes her to become captain of the ship. Jacky's adventures take her on a dangerous journey, dealing with spies and even a price on her head for piracy. Jacky, as always, must deal with being a woman in a world that grants her very little respect, freedom, or power, but constantly threatens her. It is an older, wiser, wilder, and more hardened and lonely Jacky that we meet in this book, as she has been burned in love, swears off all men, but surrounds herself with them. But it is still the wonderfully complex, strong, fierce heroine that we all love and admire. This book is one of the strongest in a perfect series full of high adventure, complex and loveable characters, and a detailed and beautiful historical landscape. Jacky's wonderful voice and the author's daring, unabashed look at her world and her dangers makes this a fantastic read for adults as well as older teenagers. Grade: A+

As always a thrill and a journey when we follow Jackie Faber and her misadventures and this one takes you all over from London, to Ireland to around the world this girls knows how to travel. This volumes just like the previous will take you through various emotions as you follow the good and bad luck which always seems to attach itself to this poor girl. Unlike volume 2 where she was at the lawson peebody school this time she is rarely stationary in one location for long and this time around the variety of people she meets and influences appear as well as well as some past friends. You will enjoy this volume because as a character she grows up a lot while little by little you feel the child is slowly vanishing.

This third book in the series takes us even deeper into the troubles of Jacky Faber. She comes into possession of her own ship and proceeds to overtake other ships for the prize money. In the process, she becomes recognized as a pirate, and now she is the one being hunted. She also is heartbreakingly close to being reunited with her love, yet of course torn away at the crucial moment.This installment has a bit of a darker tone to it as Jacky gets into her first really bad bit of trouble. There is not really any turning back from being labeled a pirate, but from what we know of Jacky, she will find a way.

The book arrived yesterday, and I am forcing myself not to finish it in one sitting...I don't want to get through to the end (Viva Jacquelina!) too soon and have to wait for Boston Jacky to be released in September.In 'Under the Jolly Roger' we meet some great new characters, including Higgins, who will become an important part of Jacky's life, and we are reacquainted with two characters from her days as an orphan on the streets of London, corpse-seller Muck, who is 'pressed' (kidnapped) onto the Wolverine with her, and fellow Rooster Charlie gang member Judy, who Jacky saves from a bad situation...Jacky also visits her old kip and meets the current group of orphans living under the bridge.Our heroine is as resourceful, sassy, and impetuous as ever, and her good-hearted nature shines through even in the worst of situations...I am looking forward to reading the rest of it, and may return to update this review.

I loved the first two in this series and am about to start this one. My 13-year-old LOVED it. He writes: (possible spoilers) An awesome adventure story, like Protector of the Small and the Hornblower books combined. It wasn't to short, which I like because I am a fast reader. But just because it's long doesn't mean its dry and boring, the action moves along at a fast pace, from Jacky living in London, to her being a midshipman, lieutenant, and eventually acting captain of a small ship in the royal navy, to her commanding a privateer ship. If you like early 19th century ship stories, or strong female characters, or just great adventure stories, this is the book for you.

This is an excellent story. I have not finished with all 12 books but it is a very entertaining adventure from the first book the 4th so far. I love seeing Jacky go from one misadventure to the next. She is a good character and the narrator brings her to life as a whimsical carefree fun loving person. The author has created a believable world full of suspense, danger, and good clean fun. I know I will listen to these books over and over again.

This was a great installment of Bloody Jack Adventures. I'm sure there is going to be a 4 book or Mr. Meyer's readers (including myself) are going to be very upset. I can't wait until the next book comes out. Like the first two book in the series many adventures come to Jacky. I read it in just one day and wanted to continue to keep on reading when it ended. Once again Mr. Meyer brings together a wonderful book.I say if you liked the first two you are going to love this book!*side note* Do you notice that with every book they keep getting longer? I'm not complaining, in fact I love that. But I just thought I would throw that in. :)

This is the third book in the Bloody Jack series of adventure books. Jacky continues to experience difficulty fitting in at her school. She leaves school suddenly when she gets in trouble and takes to the high seas again. Jacky proves to always be up to a challenge and her adventures are as frequent and as thrilling as a James Bond movie. I can easily imagine this series of books put on TV or the big screen, they are that good! This series is best read in order. The first four are 1)Bloody Jack 2)Curse of The Blue Tattoo 3)Under The Jolly Roger and 4)In the Belly of The Blood Hound.

This was the first book I read not releasing it was a series and I still think it was the best book of the series I love jacky as a pirate suits her so well also I love that she was in the navy again and as a girl over all just a good book full of adventure